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DIAPER.

No. 255.111; L Patented Mar. 21,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRIET MORGAN, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

DIAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,111, dated March21, 1882.

Application filed June 22,1921. (No model.)

" To all whom it may concern:

and District of Columbia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Diapers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention has relation to improvements in diapers; and it consistsin the novel construction of the same, whereby a neat and perfeet fit isobtained by the wearer, thereby preventing sagging and displacement ofsaid (Ha per, which is the case with such articles made heretofore, allof which willbe hereinafter more fully explained.

Theannexed drawings, to which reference is made, fullyillustratemyinvention,in which-- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myimproved diaper spread out and having one half folded upon theotherhalf. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 represents aperspective view, showing the diaper folded as in use. Fig. 4.represents a side view with the diaper applied to the body of a person.Fig. 5represents also a perspective view of the diaper. Fig. 6represents a perspective view of a diaper now in use, or the old style,and Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 are views of the diaper in modified form.

The letterA designates a diaper, constructed of any suitable material,and preferably cut in square form, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,by which out there are formed four corners or ends, a a a a-,-andin thecenter thereof is cut an elongated slit, M, the ends a a of which are ina line with the corners or a, for a purpose herein furtherset forth.

In constructing my improved diaper I cut the slit o in a line with thecorners, as above mentioned, after which the sides a a of said slit aredrawn together and sewed to one another, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4, and5 of the drawings, which cut and stitching have the effect of drawingthe diaper closely to the back of the wearer, thereby causing a nice fitover the hips and preventing sagging of the same, as is common withdiapers now in use, and which is clearly shown in Fig. 6 of thedrawings.

It will thus be seen by the foregoing description that in forming theslit in the center of the diaper itbecomes necessary to cut the same ashereinbefore mentioned in order to attain the result sought for, whichis accomplished over the hips, thus forming a nice fit to the seat ofthe wearer, and at the same time prevents the diaper from falling, aswell as not confining the wearer too tightly around the waist, as thereis no wedging, as is common with diapers now in use.

I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction of my improveddiaper, as various changes can be made in its construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of my inven tion. For instance, the diaper canbe woven, and instead of cutting the slit 0, the center threads can betaken up, which will have the same effect as the slitting and sewinghereinbefore mentioned. And, again,the-same resplt may be attained bycutting'two slits,as shown in Fig. 11, with the gores or inserted andstitched to each side of the slits, as shown in Figs.9 and 10.Furthermore, the same result, as herein specified, may be attained bysimply perforating the diaper'on each side of the slit and lacing saiddiaper, as indicated in Fig. 7. And still another form'is shown inFig.8. This consists in overlapping the diaper, instead of slitting it,and stitching the laps to one another. g

It will be observed that a diaper constructed as herein shown anddescribed makes it impossible for the garment to drop off, and the samecan be conveniently adjusted to a nicety to the wearer, and the peculiarform of seat not only affords comfort to the wearer, but preventscompression and chafing, and wedgin'g, so common in diapers now in use,is also prevented by the perfect fit over the hips,'as above described,and it is simple in construction, i opening, a, the sides a a beingstitched to- [O easily applied to the person, and at the same gether,whereby the desired form of the diaper time cheap to manufacture. isattained.

Having thus described my invention, what In testimony whereof I atfix mysignaturein 5 I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters presenceof two witnesses.

Patent, is HARRIET MORGAN.

The diaper A, consisting of a square piece Witnesses: of cotton or othersuitable material woven, E. B. STAFFORD,

overlapped, orhavingcnttherein an ellipsoidal SAML. O. MILLS.

